Weight loss update for June!

So, I’ve been asked for a weight loss update… For those that aren’t on Facebook to hear about it incessantly

Drum roll please… I’m down 35 pounds since December! Yep… I’m pretty damn happy about that!! Since mid-April, I’m down 25 pounds, and the end is very much close by.

I’m super-stoked about my progress, and I’m actually thrilled with how I look in a bathing suit for the first time in 10 years. Isn’t that crazy? I would make every excuse I could in the past to not have to wear one, and now I’m out shopping for mediums! Who would have thought?

I have to say though, my brain is still trying to catch up. I catch myself being critical on occasion when I’ve just gotten out of the shower, but then, I slide my size 10 jeans on with ease and grin. I’m getting there! It’s just so nice to fit into clothes that have been in my “skinny box” for years now.

So, I’ve got about 10 to 15 pounds to go – I’d like to fit into a 6-8 in most clothes, and I’ll see how I feel when I get down to 155. If I still think I’d be happier with 150, I’ll aim for that at the end of summer… Otherwise, being 10 pounds away from my goal feels great – I’m about a month away, I’m guessing. The weight loss gets much slower now as I have less abnormal fat to lose. That’s okay, I’m not in a hurry.

The biggest change I see in myself though, is my lifestyle differences, and how good my body feels with the clean eating I’ve been doing for the past two months. It’s hard sometimes to say no to that glass of wine, or that chocolate cake someone has brought into the office, but I just have to remember that I’ve got 3 weeks of a warm-weather vacation coming up in December that I need to feel good in a bathing suit for, and I step away from the temptation.

Barry has been such awesome support through all this, too. He’s put up with a lot of whining from me when I’m craving something sweet… I so appreciate that – I couldn’t have done it without his little reminders of why I’m doing this.

I love this quote: Being fat is hard. Making permanent lifestyle changes is hard. Pick your hard.